Discovery is returning to scripted programming with Girls with Bright Futures, a college admissions miniseries for Discovery+

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The adaptation of the book described as a dark, suspenseful journey into the cutthroat world of college admissions by Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman is in the works as a miniseries. Girls with Bright Futures follows three moms of students at a private academy who compete for one slot that Stanford University has allotted the school. "As the community spirals out of control, three women will have to decide what lines they’re willing to cross to secure their daughters’ futures…and keep buried the secrets that threaten to destroy far more than just college dreams," per the logline.